bugeye
[ buhg-ahy ]
/ ˈbʌgˌaɪ /
noun, plural bug·eyes. Nautical.
a ketch-rigged sailing vessel used on Chesapeake Bay.
Words nearby bugeye
bugatti,
bugayev,
bugbane,
bugbear,
bugboy,
bugeye,
bugger,
bugger about,
bugger off,
bugger-all,
buggery
Example sentences from the Web for bugeye
In essence the bugeye was a large canoe, fully decked, with a fixed rig following that of the brogan.
Some Notes on Shipbuilding and Shipping in Colonial Virginia |Cerinda W. EvansWhen we came to the surface we noticed a "bugeye" (a small schooner) "hove to" about fifty yards to the leeward.
The Submarine in War and Peace |Simon LakeFrom the dugout have come the piragua, Rose's tobacco boat, and the Chesapeake Bay canoe and bugeye as we see them today.
Some Notes on Shipbuilding and Shipping in Colonial Virginia |Cerinda W. EvansThe crew started forward and the Captain held the bugeye to its course to the strange island.
The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories |Charles Weathers Bump